Beacon Learning Center: How Can We Move Our Principal? Educational site invites users to learn about the six types of simple machines by engaging them in a problem based situation. In this situation, students have to decide how to move their principal who has just hurt his foot.
Cabaret Mechanical Theatre These wooden, puppet-like machines operate on simple engineering: a turn crank. Watch them in action and see them in a full 360 degree view.
Edheads: Simple Machines At this site practice identifying simple machines that can be found in four different rooms of a house. Once that is completed, move on to the shed to figure out what kinds of simple machines work together in compound machines.
Harcourt Publishers: Simple Machines Engaging site encourages users to use their knowledge of simple machines to master this game. Be sure to read the instructions before you begin!
Oh No Lego Wedgies! This site provides a great definition of a wedge and pictures of wedges built with Lego's.
Simple Machine Resource Chart This site provides a chart that lists the six simple machines, defines them, explains how it helps and gives examples.
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Educational site invites users to learn about the six types of simple machines by engaging them in a problem based situation. In this situation, students have to decide how to move their principal who has just hurt his foot.
These wooden, puppet-like machines operate on simple engineering: a turn crank. Watch them in action and see them in a full 360 degree view.
At this site practice identifying simple machines that can be found in four different rooms of a house. Once that is completed, move on to the shed to figure out what kinds of simple machines work together in compound machines.
Engaging site encourages users to use their knowledge of simple machines to master this game. Be sure to read the instructions before you begin!
This site provides a great definition of a wedge and pictures of wedges built with Lego's.
This site provides a chart that lists the six simple machines, defines them, explains how it helps and gives examples.
Simple machines such as inclined planes in wedges and screws are explained.